ARTILLERY Ammunition 37 mm +

INERT DEACTIVATED. British 51mm Drill HE (High Explosive) Mortar For The L9A1 Mortar. O 1337 - O 1337INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a British Drill 51mm high explosive mortar bomb used by the British Army from 1980 until about 2007. The 51mm mortar replaced the old 2 inch mortar in army service. The mortar retains most of its original blue and white finish and is stencilled in white on the body 51mmM DRILL RO 02-01A1 GD 99. The drill M935 drill point detonating fuse is stencilled in white DRILL FUSE 03-01A1 REP M935 GWM . The fuse retains its original small ring-pull safety pin on the side of the fuse. The body of the mortar is stamped 324-503112. The mortar is complete with its obturating ring under the nose fuse. The drill firing cartridge is stamped DRILL. The 51mm mortar was replaced in service by the 60mm mortar. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert mortar in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1337£175.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. British Early WW1 4 Inch Light Trench Mortor With No. 31 Fuse. O 1329 - O 1329INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce early WW1 British 4 inch light trench mortor originally developed during WW1 and entered service at the end of 1914. The mortor was fashioned from a 6 inch naval projectile, being lightened by boring the shell cavity out to lighten it. The mortor has a copper gas cheque on the bottom and three rectangular studs near the base of the projectile to engage in rifling of the mortor. The mortor is complete with its rare alloy and brass number 31 Mk 1 nose fuse with an alloy hexagonal nose cap. The fuse is stamped on its base No31 1B R crowfoot L (Royal Laboratories) 61 1/16 (January 1916 date). The time ring is graduated from 0 to 32. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade items in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. O 1329£275.00

DEACTIVATED INERT. French Early WW1 Unfired and stencilled, 1915 Dated, High Explosive (HE) Round 1897 French (75x350R) '75' Field Gun. Sn. O 1320 - O 1320DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an early WW1 unfired and stencilled, 1915 dated, French (75x350R) high explosive round for the French 1897 ‘75’ field gun used extensively during WW1. The projectile has a single copper driving band and has a brass and steel fuse 24/34 Mod 99 fitted to a steel screwed adaptor in the nose of the projectile. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 75 DE C FRE. 61L.15X . The brass primer is stamped 1.15 (January 1915 date). The side walls of the cartridge case are stencilled in black 0.620 DSP D-05 91-15 TE ATS 8-15 TC . No licence is required to possess this round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes UK delivery. O 1320£345.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired WW2 1943 American 40mm M25 Bofors (40 x 311R) Mark II/T High Explosive/Trace (HE/T) With A Half Sectioned Round for the Bofors L/60 Anti-Aircraft Gun. Sn. O 1319 - O 1319INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an American unfired WW2 1943 dated British 40mm M25 Bofors (40 x 311R) Mark II/T High Explosive/Trace (HE/T) round with a half sectioned projectile and nose fuse. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 40MM. M25 120 FA (Frankfurt Arsenal) 1943 (1943 date). The percussion brass primer is stamped -M23A2_ LS-1-19-43, The half sectioned high explosive projectile retains most of its original green finish . The projectile is also stamped round its driving band LOT-SIMCO-18 -1944-40MM-MKII/T/L/ . The half sectioned alloy percussion fuse is stamped MK – 27 – LOT 857 – 20 . The bottom of the projectile has a half sectioned tracer unit. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn. O 1319£245.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired German WW2 3.7cm Flak 18 (37x286B) HE (High Explosive) Round. O 1318 - O 1318INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a German WW2 3.7cm FLAK 18 (37x286B) HE (high explosive) round. The round has a steel brass washed cartridge case with the following headstamp 6348St 3.7CM Flak18 21 XIf P370 (Unknown maker) 1939 (1939 date) Marine waffenampt WaA87). The unfired high explosive projectile has a single iron driving band and retains approximately 40% of its original yellow paint. The projectile is stencilled in black round its circumference VK SNUZ cwg (Westfaelisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG, Coswig plant) 4 .44 The steel nose fuse is stamped 3.7cm Kpf Z Zerl Pv 43 (1943 date) hns (unknown maker) 194? 678 WaA121. See Hogg, German artillery of World War Two, pages 150 – 151. No licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Price includes UK delivery. O 1318£275.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare WW1 1918 Dated Unfired British COW Gun (Coventry Ordnance Works) (37 x 190) Practice Round. Sn. 15094 - 15094INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare unfired British COW gun (Coventry Ordnance Works) (37 x 190) practice round for the Vickers 1 ½ pounder COW gun intended to arm aircraft. The gun was in service at the end of the First World War for a short time. The gun was used in the inter war period to arm mostly flying boats and was effective against small vessels. The gun held 5 rounds of ammunition in a feed clip. The gun was later resurrected during 1940 as an airfield defence weapon fitted on the back of an Armadillo truck intended to be mobile against an invasion. The gun was also issued to the Home Guard. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 1 1/2 Pr MK111 GUN RL (Royal Laboratories) 1918 (date) CF (Cordite Full Charge) A3 crowfoot E K. The No5 Mk1 primer is dated 12/16 (December 1916) A . The steel double copper driving banded practice projectile is stamped P (Practice) 1 1/2Pr M/K111 GUN I 7/18 (July 1918 ) together with various other inspection stamps. The projectile retains its original ½ inch wide yellow band (signifying Practice) and about 20 % of its original white paint of the cap on top of the projectile. See Hogg, British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1918 pages 26 - 27. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess his inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn. 15094£325.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1916 Dated Unfired British Vickers Naval 2Pr Mk1 (40 x 158R) Pom Pom High Explosive Time Fused Round. Sn. 15095 - 15095INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired British Vickers Naval 2Pr Mk1 (40 x 158R) Pom Pom high explosive time fused anti-aircraft round for the Vickers 2pr anti-aircraft gun fitted to British naval ships during WW1. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 2Pdr 1 crowfoot over N2 1916 . The unstruck No5 Mk1A primer is dated 12/15 (December 1915) B .The steel copper driving banded projectile is stamped III 2Pr F.S. H C & S 1915. together with various other inspection stamps. The brass No 121 time fuse is stamped 121 II 7/16 (July 1916) V.S.M (Vickers Son and Maxim) 568 and is graduated up to 10. See Hogg, British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1918 pages 28 - 29. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess his inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn. 15095£225.00

SOLD SOLD (06/04) DEACTIVATED INERT WW2 German Tiger 1 Tank 1944 Dated, Unfired 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the 88mm Tiger 1 KWK 36 tank gun and the Flak 18 Towed Anti-aircraft/tank Guns. O 1313 - O 1313DEACTIVATED INERT This is an unfired WW2 German 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the Tiger 1 tanks KWK 36 L/56 gun and the 88mm Flak 18 towed anti-aircraft/tank gun. These guns had formidable power both in range and hitting power throughout the war. This grey lacquered unfired steel case is headstamped 8.8cm Flak 18 8,8cm30 St 24 42 (1942 date) eec (Unknown maker) . The steel projectile has two iron driving bands and is stamped round the circumference bsw (unknown maker) 13SK 6 44 (June 1944). The ZtZS/30Fg1 ebd 1943 waffenampt 391l nose fuse is fitted to the projectile. See page 162 – 170, Hogg, German Artillery of World War Two. . The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 1313 £645£0.00

INERT DEACTIVATED Unfired German WW2 3.7cm SC/30 (37x380R) Round With An Unfired HE (High Explosive Projectile). Sn O 1312 - O 1312This is an INERT DEACTIVATED German WW2 3.7cm SC/30 high explosive trace (HET) round for the 3.7cm Schiffskanone SK C/30, a German naval pattern high altitude, high velocity, anti-aircraft/coastal defence gun. These guns were also fitted in a twin mount on surface vessels. The brass cartridge case is headstamped aux o 3.7cm 30St 58 41 (1941 date) . The unfired steel high explosive projectile has 2 iron driving bands and is stamped above the driving band dky 37/4212F31/40 marine waffenampt . The alloy KZ40 nose fuse is stamped 3.7cm KZ 40 cpn 9d/42 inspection stamp over. (See P 223 Hogg, German artillery of WW2) The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn O 1312 £245£245.00